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190
491
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190
491

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Points Backlog

Points
EOI Count
189
SUBMITTED
65
1612
189
SUBMITTED
70
1915
189
SUBMITTED
75
2119
189
SUBMITTED
80
1704
189
SUBMITTED
85
1531
189
SUBMITTED
90
1080
189
SUBMITTED
95
104
189
SUBMITTED
100
<20
189
SUBMITTED
105
<20
189
LODGED
65
21
189
LODGED
70
23
189
LODGED
75
45
189
LODGED
80
74
189
LODGED
85
92
189
LODGED
90
77
189
LODGED
95
142
189
LODGED
100
23
189
LODGED
105
<20
189
INVITED
65
<20
189
INVITED
70
<20
189
INVITED
75
<20
189
INVITED
80
<20
189
INVITED
85
<20
189
INVITED
90
<20
189
INVITED
95
213
189
INVITED
100
26
189
INVITED
105
<20
189
CLOSED
65
754
189
CLOSED
70
999
189
CLOSED
75
1226
189
CLOSED
80
1297
189
CLOSED
85
1329
189
CLOSED
90
1404
189
CLOSED
95
478
189
CLOSED
100
211
189
CLOSED
105
<20
189
CLOSED
110
<20
189
CLOSED
120
<20
190
SUBMITTED
65
2512
190
SUBMITTED
70
4513
190
SUBMITTED
75
4652
190
SUBMITTED
80
5037
190
SUBMITTED
85
3475
190
SUBMITTED
90
2984
190
SUBMITTED
95
1551
190
SUBMITTED
100
277
190
SUBMITTED
105
52
190
SUBMITTED
110
<20
190
SUBMITTED
115
<20
190
SUBMITTED
120
<20
190
LODGED
65
35
190
LODGED
70
49
190
LODGED
75
61
190
LODGED
80
124
190
LODGED
85
178
190
LODGED
90
354
190
LODGED
95
254
190
LODGED
100
96
190
LODGED
105
<20
190
LODGED
110
<20
190
INVITED
65
<20
190
INVITED
70
<20
190
INVITED
75
<20
190
INVITED
80
<20
190
INVITED
85
<20
190
INVITED
90
35
190
INVITED
95
26
190
INVITED
100
51
190
INVITED
105
<20
190
CLOSED
65
672
190
CLOSED
70
1251
190
CLOSED
75
1583
190
CLOSED
80
2076
190
CLOSED
85
2036
190
CLOSED
90
2072
190
CLOSED
95
1875
190
CLOSED
100
680
190
CLOSED
105
233
190
CLOSED
110
<20
190
CLOSED
115
<20
491
SUBMITTED
65
1025
491
SUBMITTED
70
2299
491
SUBMITTED
75
2983
491
SUBMITTED
80
4592
491
SUBMITTED
85
4207
491
SUBMITTED
90
3789
491
SUBMITTED
95
2324
491
SUBMITTED
100
1513
491
SUBMITTED
105
639
491
SUBMITTED
110
76
491
SUBMITTED
115
<20
491
SUBMITTED
120
<20
491
LODGED
65
<20
491
LODGED
70
<20
491
LODGED
75
33
491
LODGED
80
70
491
LODGED
85
74
491
LODGED
90
101
491
LODGED
95
88
491
LODGED
100
54
491
LODGED
105
<20
491
LODGED
110
<20
491
INVITED
75
<20
491
INVITED
80
<20
491
INVITED
85
<20
491
INVITED
90
<20
491
INVITED
95
<20
491
INVITED
100
<20
491
INVITED
105
<20
491
INVITED
110
44
491
CLOSED
65
204
491
CLOSED
70
496
491
CLOSED
75
837
491
CLOSED
80
1402
491
CLOSED
85
1468
491
CLOSED
90
1687
491
CLOSED
95
1277
491
CLOSED
100
906
491
CLOSED
105
701
491
CLOSED
110
151
491
CLOSED
115
44
491
CLOSED
120
<20

States Backlog

State
EOI Count
190
SUBMITTED
ACT
2624
190
SUBMITTED
ANY
1369
190
SUBMITTED
NSW
6886
190
SUBMITTED
NT
1235
190
SUBMITTED
QLD
3503
190
SUBMITTED
SA
3610
190
SUBMITTED
TAS
1234
190
SUBMITTED
VIC
5935
190
SUBMITTED
WA
3401
190
LODGED
ACT
50
190
LODGED
ANY
42
190
LODGED
NSW
267
190
LODGED
NT
44
190
LODGED
QLD
145
190
LODGED
SA
103
190
LODGED
TAS
30
190
LODGED
VIC
544
190
LODGED
WA
79
190
INVITED
ACT
<20
190
INVITED
ANY
<20
190
INVITED
NSW
24
190
INVITED
NT
<20
190
INVITED
QLD
<20
190
INVITED
SA
<20
190
INVITED
TAS
<20
190
INVITED
VIC
86
190
INVITED
WA
<20
190
CLOSED
ACT
822
190
CLOSED
ANY
1397
190
CLOSED
NSW
4420
190
CLOSED
NT
372
190
CLOSED
QLD
2049
190
CLOSED
SA
1433
190
CLOSED
TAS
515
190
CLOSED
VIC
3557
190
CLOSED
WA
1777
491
SUBMITTED
ACT
2540
491
SUBMITTED
ANY
1158
491
SUBMITTED
NSW
4437
491
SUBMITTED
NT
1723
491
SUBMITTED
QLD
2834
491
SUBMITTED
SA
3535
491
SUBMITTED
TAS
1692
491
SUBMITTED
VIC
3736
491
SUBMITTED
WA
4772
491
LODGED
ACT
30
491
LODGED
ANY
28
491
LODGED
NSW
189
491
LODGED
NT
45
491
LODGED
QLD
60
491
LODGED
SA
51
491
LODGED
TAS
23
491
LODGED
VIC
67
491
LODGED
WA
60
491
INVITED
ACT
<20
491
INVITED
ANY
<20
491
INVITED
NSW
<20
491
INVITED
NT
<20
491
INVITED
SA
<20
491
INVITED
TAS
<20
491
INVITED
VIC
22
491
INVITED
WA
36
491
CLOSED
ACT
956
491
CLOSED
ANY
1013
491
CLOSED
NSW
2408
491
CLOSED
NT
395
491
CLOSED
QLD
1296
491
CLOSED
SA
1534
491
CLOSED
TAS
600
491
CLOSED
VIC
1490
491
CLOSED
WA
1791

State Points Backlog

Points ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
190 SUBMITTED 65 295 566 148 290 384 155 530 323
190 SUBMITTED 70 521 1096 266 541 705 240 979 607
190 SUBMITTED 75 500 1138 240 635 722 250 1083 620
190 SUBMITTED 80 528 1309 230 717 705 227 1160 643
190 SUBMITTED 85 309 966 140 537 434 147 818 475
190 SUBMITTED 90 276 869 108 454 374 114 705 355
190 SUBMITTED 95 89 548 40 175 138 37 384 202
190 SUBMITTED 100 <20 135 <20 20 <20 <20 71 36
190 SUBMITTED 105 <20 32 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 SUBMITTED 110 0 <20 0 0 <20 0 <20 <20
190 SUBMITTED 115 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0 0
190 SUBMITTED 120 0 0 0 <20 <20 0 0 0
190 LODGED 65 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 LODGED 70 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 LODGED 75 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 LODGED 80 <20 <20 <20 30 <20 <20 54 <20
190 LODGED 85 <20 <20 <20 32 <20 <20 104 <20
190 LODGED 90 <20 101 <20 34 <20 <20 194 <20
190 LODGED 95 <20 102 <20 30 <20 <20 117 <20
190 LODGED 100 <20 35 0 <20 <20 <20 54 <20
190 LODGED 105 0 <20 0 <20 <20 0 <20 0
190 LODGED 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20 0
190 INVITED 65 0 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0
190 INVITED 70 <20 0 <20 0 0 <20 <20 0
190 INVITED 75 0 0 0 0 <20 <20 0 0
190 INVITED 80 <20 0 <20 0 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 INVITED 85 0 <20 0 0 <20 <20 <20 <20
190 INVITED 90 0 <20 0 <20 <20 0 28 <20
190 INVITED 95 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 <20 20 <20
190 INVITED 100 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 <20 21 <20
190 INVITED 105 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 <20
190 CLOSED 65 63 194 29 87 101 45 180 97
190 CLOSED 70 105 346 57 173 208 79 335 164
190 CLOSED 75 127 445 63 281 224 86 456 220
190 CLOSED 80 161 594 67 351 275 89 586 304
190 CLOSED 85 128 714 53 388 204 78 539 304
190 CLOSED 90 96 788 35 334 183 51 566 268
190 CLOSED 95 83 806 36 260 131 46 522 244
190 CLOSED 100 <20 306 <20 82 34 <20 192 81
190 CLOSED 105 <20 103 <20 22 <20 <20 69 29
190 CLOSED 110 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
190 CLOSED 115 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0 0
190 CLOSED 130 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 0
491 SUBMITTED 65 114 196 71 100 143 77 175 172
491 SUBMITTED 70 246 421 177 252 349 172 405 389
491 SUBMITTED 75 343 521 229 345 450 235 511 550
491 SUBMITTED 80 498 868 359 581 703 332 719 864
491 SUBMITTED 85 458 758 325 536 654 324 628 852
491 SUBMITTED 90 415 687 264 470 572 256 615 787
491 SUBMITTED 95 233 474 147 284 337 152 343 544
491 SUBMITTED 100 158 298 107 182 219 91 206 363
491 SUBMITTED 105 48 144 30 54 73 35 85 194
491 SUBMITTED 110 <20 29 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 25
491 SUBMITTED 115 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 SUBMITTED 120 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0 0
491 LODGED 65 <20 0 <20 0 <20 <20 0 <20
491 LODGED 70 <20 <20 <20 <20 0 <20 0 0
491 LODGED 75 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 80 <20 26 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 85 <20 28 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 90 <20 61 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 95 <20 46 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 LODGED 100 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 21 <20
491 LODGED 105 0 0 0 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
491 LODGED 110 <20 <20 0 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 INVITED 75 0 0 <20 0 0 0 0 0
491 INVITED 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 85 0 0 0 0 <20 0 0 0
491 INVITED 90 <20 0 <20 0 <20 <20 <20 <20
491 INVITED 95 0 <20 0 0 <20 0 <20 <20
491 INVITED 100 0 <20 0 0 0 0 <20 <20
491 INVITED 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 <20 0
491 INVITED 110 <20 <20 0 0 <20 <20 <20 33
491 CLOSED 65 <20 48 <20 23 30 <20 29 27
491 CLOSED 70 53 98 21 75 99 47 84 78
491 CLOSED 75 89 219 46 107 148 65 140 143
491 CLOSED 80 141 329 71 199 267 116 242 235
491 CLOSED 85 168 358 67 228 267 93 239 269
491 CLOSED 90 209 432 75 235 294 99 260 333
491 CLOSED 95 119 332 50 186 188 70 192 272
491 CLOSED 100 82 256 27 121 126 40 144 202
491 CLOSED 105 62 237 23 91 79 36 105 164
491 CLOSED 110 <20 55 <20 <20 <20 <20 24 34
491 CLOSED 115 0 <20 0 <20 <20 0 <20 <20
491 CLOSED 120 0 <20 0 0 <20 0 0 0
491 CLOSED 140 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 0

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